N31427/1669

所ところが

usually written using kana aloneconjunction

even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite

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急いそいで駅えきに向むかった。ところが、電車でんしゃはもう出発しゅっぱつしていた。

I hurried to the station. However, the train had already departed.

彼女かのじょは試験しけんに自信じしんがあると言いっていた。ところが、結果けっかは不合格ふごうかくだった。

She said she was confident about the exam. Nevertheless, the result was a failure.

雨あめが降ふりそうだったので傘かさを持もっていった。ところが、一日中いちにちじゅう晴はれていた。

I brought an umbrella because it looked like it might rain. As a matter of fact, it was sunny all day.

その薬くすりはすぐに効きくと聞きいていた。ところが、飲のんでも全然ぜんぜんよくならなかった。

I had heard that the medicine would work right away. Even so, my condition didn't improve at all after taking it.

長ながい間あいだ練習れんしゅうしてきたので優勝ゆうしょうできると思おもっていた。ところが、初戦しょせんで負まけてしまった。

I had been practicing for a long time and thought I could win the championship. On the contrary, I lost in the very first match.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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